[Ord. No. 1112 Preamble]
The Township of Neptune heretofore established two (2) sewerage
districts in the Township known as the Mid-Town Sanitary Sewer System
and the Western Sanitary Sewer System.
Sewage from users in each district was treated and disposed
of in separate treatment plants located within the District.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection instituted
a suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey requiring that the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority construct central sanitary sewerage
plants and outfall; and requiring all other treatment plants located
in the Neptune region to cease and desist operation, including the
treatment plant servicing the Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage System.
In order to service the Neptune region, Water Pollution Control
Plan #2 was expanded.
The Township of Neptune is under a contract with the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority under the terms of which generally the
Authority accepts, transmits, treats and disposes of sewage from all
the sewer users in the Township and the Authority renders one (1)
sewer bill to the Township therefor for all such usages, which is
paid by the Township on a quarterly basis.
The Western Sanitary Sewerage System was recently extended.
It is anticipated that the sewers in the Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage
System would be rehabilitated.
It is in the best interests of the sewer users in the Township
to consolidate the two (2) present sewer districts into one (1) district
thereby gaining the economic advantage of a larger number of users
sharing operation, maintenance and debt service costs.
The sewer rent established under the terms of this chapter represents
the monies necessary to pay the cost of the Township in operating
and maintaining the present sewer collection system and payment to
the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority for its service charge
to the Township for accepting, treating, transmitting and disposing
of sewage.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 1]
All of that portion of the Township formerly known as the Western
Sanitary Sewerage System of the Township and that formerly known as
the Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage System of the Township shall be known
as the Neptune Township Sewer District and is hereby consolidated
into one (1) sewer district comprising and including all of the land
and territory within the following described boundaries, to wit:
Beginning at a point in the northerly boundary of the Borough
of Bradley Beach, where the same is intersected by Main Street and
running from said beginning point (1) Along the northerly and westerly
boundary of the Borough of Bradley Beach to its intersection with
the northerly boundary of the Borough of Neptune City, thence, (2)
Along the boundary of the Borough of Neptune City to the westerly
boundary of the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea, thence, (3) Along said
westerly boundary to the northerly boundary of the Borough of Belmar,
thence, (4) Along said northerly boundary and along the northerly
boundary of the Township of Wall to the easterly boundary of Tinton
Falls Borough; thence, (5) Along the boundary of the Tinton Falls
Borough to the southerly boundary of the Township of Ocean, thence,
(6) Along the boundary of the Township of Ocean to the westerly boundary
of the City of Asbury Park, thence, (7) Along the boundary of the
City of Asbury Park to Main Street, thence, (8) southwesterly along
Main Street to the point or place of beginning.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 2]
The Township Committee shall operate and maintain as the Neptune
Township Utility all sewerage facilities located in the districts
formerly known as Mid-Town and Western Sanitary Sewerage Districts.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 3]
The Township Committee shall have power and authority, in its
discretion, to construct such additions, extensions, repairs and modifications
to existing facilities as it shall deem necessary for the public good
and health, and/or as required by the contract with the Township of
Neptune Sewerage Authority, the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 4]
All outstanding debts, notes or bonds authorized by previous
ordinances for the Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage District and the Western
Sanitary Sewerage District shall continue as an obligation of the
Neptune Township Sewerage District and shall be paid in accordance
with the terms thereof by the Neptune Township Sewerage District.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 5]
a.
That the costs of the creation and establishment of the Neptune Township
Sewer District (including its predecessors, Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage
District and Western Sanitary Sewerage District) and the cost of such
sewerage system (including its predecessors Mid-Town Sanitary Sewerage
District and Western Sanitary Sewerage District) shall be assessed
against the lands and real estate benefited thereby and such assessment
shall bear interest and penalties for the same time and at the same
rate as assessments for local improvements in the District and from
the date of confirmation shall be a first and paramount lien upon
the respective lands and real estate assessed to the same extent,
and shall be enforced and collected in the same manner, as assessments
for local improvements.
b.
All costs for the creation and establishment of the Mid-Town Sanitary
Sewerage District and the Western Sanitary Sewerage District and for
the cost of construction of the sanitary sewerage systems hereto-fore
assessed against the lands and real estate benefited thereby and such
other assessments shall be preserved and shall from the date of confirmation
be a first and paramount lien on the respective lands and real estate
assessed, to the same extent, and shall be enforced and collected
in the same manner as assessments for local improvements.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 6]
The expenses of the operation and maintenance of the sanitary
sewerage system, disposal works and pumping stations and other necessary
adjuncts shall be met by a levy against all of the lands and real
estate within the Neptune Township Sewerage District.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 7]
That all future actions and proceedings which may be necessary
to be taken by the Township Committee in carrying out and executing
the works and purposes contemplated under the provisions of this section
and all orders relating thereto may be done and made by resolution.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 8; Ord. No. 1207 § 1; Ord. No. 1383; Ord. No. 1536; Ord. No. 1597 § 1; Ord. No. 00-5 § 1; Ord. No. 07-02 § 1; Ord.
No. 07-30 § 1; Ord. No.
08-12 § 1; Ord. No. 11-13 § 1; Ord. No. 13-42; Ord. No. 2017-10; amended 4-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-19]
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Use
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Rate
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Single Family private dwelling with no rental rooms
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$460.00
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Single Family private dwelling and garage apartment with no
rental rooms or apartments
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$920.00
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Single Family with Mother/Daughter unit with common Entry door
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$920.00
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Two Family private dwelling with no rental rooms or apartments
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$920.00
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Two Family private dwelling and garage apartment with no rental
rooms or apartments
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$1,380.00
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Multi-family (more than two) dwellings with no rental rooms
or apartments - each family unit
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$460.00
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Structures with apartment — each apartment
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$460.00
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Hotels and Motels
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$460.00
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Plus for each rental room
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$345.00
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With bar — up to 100 occupancy
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$1,965.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$460.00
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Rooming House
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$460.00
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Plus for each approved rental room
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$345.00
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Rooming House with congregate bathrooms (up to 4 rental rooms)
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$460.00
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Plus for each approved rental room (in excess of
four (4) rooms)
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$172.50
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Barber and Beauty Shop
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$460.00
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Plus for each chair
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$100.00
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Commercial Business
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One toilet
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$460.00
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Each additional four (4) toilets or fractions thereof
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$460.00
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Industrial (Exclusive of Industrial Wastes)
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One toilet
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$920.00
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Each additional four (4) toilets or fractions thereof
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$460.00
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Churches
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$460.00
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Service Stations
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$920.00
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Automotive Repair / No Fuel
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$920.00
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Service Station with garage
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$1,380.00
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Service Station and garages with wash rack
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$1,840.00
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Bar — up to 100 occupancy
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$1,965.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$460.00
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Nursing Homes (including convalescent centers, etc.)
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$460.00
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Plus for each hospital or nursing home bed
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$345.00
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Restaurant /No Bar
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First 25 occupancy
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$920.00
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Each additional 25 occupancy or fraction thereof
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$460.00
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Restaurant with Bar
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Up to 100 occupancy
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$1,965.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$460.00
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Laundries
Plus $7.00 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof
based on 65% of water gallonage consumed
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$460.00
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Laundromats
Plus $7.00 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof
based on 65% of water gallonage consumed
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$460.00
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Hospitals (including extended care facilities)
Plus $7.00 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof
based on 65% of water gallonage consumed
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$460.00
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Soda Bottling Companies
Plus $7.00 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof
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$460.00
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Schools (Public, Parochial, etc.)
Plus $8.30 per student based on average daily enrollment
on November 30 of prior year. All charges based on each individual
school building so occupied
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$460.00
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Automatic Car Wash
Plus $7.00 per 1,000 gallons of water used or fraction
thereof
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$460.00
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Car Wash with Recycling System
Plus $3.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used or fraction
thereof
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$460.00
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Utility
Plus $12.00 per 1,000 gallons of metered flow into
sewer system plus costs of calibration and reading of meter
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$3,680.00
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Buildings or facilities used by various non-profit, public,
private and civic organizations, including but not limited to fire
companies, first aid squads, veterans' organizations, Social clubs,
lodges and fraternal organizations, etc. (Per annum)
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$460.00
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Said organizations holding a liquor license an additional
sum of:
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$920.00
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[Ord. No. 1112 § 8;
Ord. 11-13 § 2]
a.
Where the annual rate to be paid for use of the sewer system is based
on the number of gallons of water consumed then said annual rate is
to be determined by the number of gallons of water used up to and
including December 31 of the preceding year.
The number of gallons used in the preceding year is to be certified
by the user to the Township on or before January 15 of each year.
Whenever the certification required by this subsection is not
given by the user to the Township by January 15, the Tax Collector
may estimate the basis for this calculation at a rate of one hundred
fifty (150%) percent of the previous year certification, in addition
to assessing a penalty for failure to submit certification in the
amount of one hundred ($100.00) dollars which shall be added as a
service charge to the sewer bill of that particular user.
b.
Where the annual rate to be paid for the use of the sewer system
is based on the number of beds contained in a particular hospital,
nursing home and/or convalescent center, the number of beds is to
be certified to the Township by the hospital, nursing home or convalescent
center involved on or before January 15. When the certification is
not obtained on or before January 15, the Tax Collector may estimate
the basis for this calculation at a rate of one hundred fifty (150%)
percent of the previous year certification, in addition to assessing
a penalty for failure to submit certification in the amount of one
hundred ($100.00) dollars which shall be added as a service charge
to the sewer bill of the particular user.
c.
Where the annual rate to be paid for use of the sewer system is based
on the number of pupils the rate is determined by the average number
of pupils located in an individual school building on November 30
of the preceding year. The number of pupils is to be certified to
the Township on or before January 15. When the certification is not
received by January 15, the Tax Collector may estimate the basis for
this calculation at a rate of one hundred fifty (150%) percent of
the previous year certification, in addition to assessing a penalty
for failure to submit certification in the amount of one hundred ($100.00)
dollars which shall be added as a service charge to the sewer bill
of that particular school building.
d.
The sewer charge, in all cases not covered by this subsection or
where the use of property is not permitted by the Zoning Ordinance
of the Township or where a special use permit is required or for any
industrial use which produces a waste material to be discharged into
the sewer system, shall be established by the Township Committee by
separate contract and in such amount as would be proportionate to
its use of the sanitary sewer system.
e.
All use charges set by this section shall be reviewed and revised
periodically to reflect the actual costs of the treatment works operation.
f.
The terms and conditions of any agreement or contract between the
Township and a sewer user that pertains to the reservation of capacity
or to the charges to be collected that are inconsistent with Federal
regulations shall be disregarded and shall be of no legal effect.
g.
The cost of operation and maintenance for the flow not attributable
to the user (that is, due to infiltration and/or inflow, if any),
shall be distributed among the various classes of users and shall
be included in the charges set by this section.
[Ord. No. 1112 § 9; Ord. No. 11-13 § 3]
a.
The sewer rental shall be payable to the Collector of Taxes; semi-annually
in advance, on or before March 1 and September 1 of each year.
b.
If the sewer rental imposed hereby is not paid within thirty (30)
days from the date due, the same shall become delinquent and shall
bear interest thereon at the same rate charged against delinquent
taxes in the Township and shall become a lien on the property and
shall be collectible as in the case of other municipal taxes, charges
or liens.
See subsection 11-5 of this Code for provisions concerning payment of delinquent sewer rentals as a condition for issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
c.
Whenever sewer service to any property begins after the first day
or terminates before the last day of any semi-annual period, the charge
will be for that portion of the period during which the property is
served. Sewer service charges are effective as of the date of issuance
of the original Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate
of Occupancy.
d.
Upon termination or change of sewer service as a result of demolition
of a structure or the abandonment or change of use, sewer rent shall
be payable for the balance of the semi-annual period in effect as
of the date of confirmation of service termination or change by the
Neptune Township Sewer Department to the Neptune Township Tax Collection
Department. It is incumbent upon the property-owner to schedule an
inspection with the Neptune Township Sewer Department to confirm termination
or change of service. Failure to attain this inspection will result
in continued charges until an inspection is conducted.
[Ord. No. 1128 § 1]
At least annually each user shall be sent a bill for the annual
sewer rental or charge for the use of the sewerage system of the Township,
which shall set forth that portion of the user charge attributable
to waste water treatment services (operation and maintenance) costs.
[Ord. No. 1128 § 1]
The Township will maintain sanitary sewerage facilities for
the minimum period of time required under the United States Environmental
Protection Agency Rules and Regulations by raising money to maintain
the system during this period.
[Ord. No. 1128 § 1]
The Authority's present user charge system is uniform for each
class of users and further provides uniformity among the various classes
of users so that each class of users pays its proportionate share
of operation and maintenance (including replacement costs) of the
sanitary sewerage facilities. All of the charges for each separate
class is based upon that class of users proportionate contribution
to the total waste water loading from all users and is proportionately
equal.
[Ord. No. 1069 Preamble; Ord. No. 1520 Preamble]
The Township is a member of the Township of Neptune Sewerage
Authority and as a member thereof, is subject to the rules and regulations
of said Sewerage Authority.
The Township, with the aid of Federal and State funds, has constructed
sewer lines, force mains and pumping stations as part of its municipal
sewer system.
It is necessary for the Township to regulate the use of its
municipal sewer system by residential, commercial and industrial users
in order to insure compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority and the Statutes, rules and
regulations of the State and Federal Governments.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. I; Ord. No. 1335 § 1; Ord. No. 1520 A. I]
As used in this section:
Shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a
drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and
other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys
it to the building sewer, beginning five (5') feet outside the inner
face of the building wall.
Shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal. This is also referred to as "house
connection" or "lateral."
[Amended 5-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-10]
Shall mean a subdivided parcel of land which is shown and
numbered as a separate on the official Tax Map of the Township and
for which a sewer assessment was originally established and paid.
Shall mean the animal and vegetable waste resulting from
the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
Shall mean the wastewater from industrial processes, trade,
or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Shall mean any outlet, including storm sewers and combined
sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body
of surface or groundwater.
Shall mean any unit, residential or commercial, being established
as the result of construction upon any parcel not previously assessed
for sewer construction within the Municipal Sewer Collection System,
or sewer units created on any parcel as the result of a major or minor
subdivision, variance, or site plan approval which expanded the permitted
use as established at the time of the original sewer construction
assessment.
Shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation or group.
Shall mean a sewer that carries liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and
institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm, and
surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
Shall relate to the entire Neptune Sewer Collection System,
excepting that system located within the Historic District of Ocean
Grove, and including all pipes, connections, rights-of-way, pumping
facilities, maintenance equipment necessary to convey neighborhood
sewage to the facilities of the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority
for treatment.
Shall mean that initial payment to be paid to the Neptune
Sewerage Utility owned, maintained and operated as a separate sewer
utility by the Township.
Shall mean and be defined as follows:
Commercial.
A unit is defined as consuming seventy-five (75,000) gallons
of water per year. Each separate unit shall, in the minimum, equal
one (1) unit.
Industrial.
A unit is defined as consuming seventy-five thousand (75,000)
gallons of water per year. Each separate industrial establishment
shall, in the minimum, equal one (1) unit.
Shall mean a drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater,
subsurface water, or unpolluted water from any source.
Shall mean the spent water of a community. From the standpoint
of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and
institutions, together with any groundwater that may be present.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. II; Ord. No. 1520 A. II; Ord.
No. 96-11 A.I-X; Ord. No. 97-30 §§ 1, 2]
The rules and regulations established by the Township of Neptune
Sewerage Authority for use of its facilities and the wastewater treatment
plant by municipalities and/or customers that supply sewerage for
treatment is hereby enacted and established for the Township of Neptune
together with all amendments and supplements thereto. A copy of rules
and regulations together with any amendments and supplements are attached
hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of text thereof
herein. Three (3) copies of the rules and regulations entitled "Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Sewer
Use, Rules and Regulations" together with the amendments and supplements
similarly entitled have been placed on file in the Office of the Township
Clerk upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file
in such office for the use and examination of the public.
[Ord. No. 1207; Ord. No. 1383; Ord. No.
1536 § 1; Ord. No. 08-12 § 1]
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Use
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Rate – Effective 1/1/08
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Rate – Effective 1/1/09
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Single-family private dwelling with no rental rooms
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Single-family private dwelling and garage apartment with no
rental rooms or apartments
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Two-family private dwelling with no rental rooms or apartments
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Two-family private dwelling and garage apartment with no rental
rooms or apartments
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$1,200.00
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$1,230.00
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Multi-family (more than two) dwellings with no rental rooms
or apartments—each family unit
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Structures with apartment—each apartment
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Hotels and Motels, plus $312.00 for each rental room with bar
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Up to 100 occupancy
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$1,700.00
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$1,750.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Rooming House, plus $312.00 for each rental room
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Barber and Beauty Shop, plus $312.00 for each chair
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Commercial Business
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One (1) toilet
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Each additional four (4) toilets or fractions thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Industrial (Exclusive of Industrial Wastes)
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One (1) toilet
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Each additional four (4) toilets or fractions thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Churches
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Service Stations
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Automotive Repair/No Fuel
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Service Station with garage
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$1,200.00
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$1,230.00
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Service Station and garages with wash rack
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$1,600.00
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$1,640.00
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Bar
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Up to 100 occupancy
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$1,700.00
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$1,750.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Nursing Homes (including convalescent centers, etc.), plus $295.00
for each hospital or nursing home bed
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Restaurant/No Bar
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Up to 25 occupancy
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$800.00
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$820.00
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Each additional 25 occupancy or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Restaurant with Bar
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Up to 100 occupancy
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$1,700.00
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$1,750.00
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Each additional 100 or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Laundries Plus $6.10 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof based
on 65% of water gallonage consumed
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Laundromats plus $6.10 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof
based on 65% of water gallonage consumed
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Hospitals (including extended care facilities) plus $610 per
1,000 gallons or fraction thereof based on 65% of water gallonage
consumed
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Soda Bottling Companies plus $6.10 per 1,000 gallons or fraction
thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Schools (Public, Parochial, etc.) plus $7.50 per student based
on average daily enrollment on November 30 of prior year. All charges
based on each individual school building so occupied
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Automatic Car Wash plus $6.10 per 1,000 gallons of water used
or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Car Wash with Recycling System plus $3.05 per 1,000 gallons
of water used or fraction thereof
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Utility plus $9.35 per 1,000 gallons of metered flow into sewer
system plus costs of calibration and reading of meter
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$3,200.00
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$3,280.00
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Buildings or facilities used by various non-profit, public,
private and civic organizations, including but not limited to fire
companies, first aid squads, veterans' organizations, social clubs,
lodges, and fraternal organizations, etc. (per annum)
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$400.00
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$410.00
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Said organizations holding a liquor license an additional sum
of:
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$800.00
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$820.00
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[Ord. No. 1069 A. III; Ord. No. 1360 § 2; Ord. No. 1520 A. III; Ord. No.
10-23 § 1; Ord. No. 10-44]
a.
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the Township and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in
which there is now located or may in future be located a public sanitary
sewer is hereby required at the owners' expense to install suitable
toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly
with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter within ninety (90) days after the date of official notice
to do so, provided that the public sewer is within one hundred (100')
feet of the property line.
If the property is an existing residential home that is currently
connected to a septic system, the owner shall have one (1) year after
the date of official notice to connect to the public sewer system.
1.
Exception. An exception to the aforesaid provision requiring connection
to the Township facilities is for single-family residences who have
toilets now installed prior to the date of this ordinance (Ordinance
No. 10-44, adopted November 22, 2010) and where such single-family
residences are too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer
and a public pumping station is not available for the sewer to be
lifted to the sewer main and where a private pump or lift purchased
by the homeowner would cause an undue hardship as determined by the
Township. In such cases, aforesaid, use of public sewers are not required,
though permitted, as long as existing sewer disposal through private
septic system is provided in accordance with the Rules and Regulations
of the local Board of Health and are not in violation of regulations
of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
b.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
Township in any area under the jurisdiction of the Township of Neptune
Sewerage Authority, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except
where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this chapter.
c.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
d.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Township or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority, any human or animal excrement, garbage
or objectionable waste.
e.
All connections directly or indirectly to the local municipal sanitary
sewer lines, for sump pumps, roof leaders, areaway drains, swimming
pools, ornamental ponds, water cooled refrigeration and air conditioning
units, fire sprinkler systems and any other similar connections, are
prohibited.
f.
All existing connections, directly or indirectly to the local municipal
sanitary sewer lines as heretofore stated above, shall be disconnected
and physically cut off no later than May 1, 1979.
g.
An application on an approved form and plans to disconnect and to
physically cut off the connections as heretofore stated above to the
local municipal sewer lines shall be filed with the Plumbing Subcode
Official of the Township. The application and plans shall be reviewed
by the Plumbing Subcode Official and after approval thereof, the permit
shall be issued. A fee shall be set as established by ordinance. All
work shall be performed in accordance with applicable State codes
and municipal rules, regulations and ordinances.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. IV; Ord. No. 1520 A. IV]
a.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of subsection 16-3.5a above, the building sewer shall be connected to a subsurface disposal system complying with the provisions of this subsection, and constructed and installed in compliance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:9A-1.1 et seq. "Standards for Individual Subsurface Sanitary Disposal Systems."
b.
Before commencement of construction of a disposal system, the owner
shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Health Officer.
The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished
by the Township, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans,
specifications or other information as are deemed necessary by the
Township Engineer. A permit and inspection fee as established by ordinance
shall be paid to the Township at the time the application is filed.
c.
A permit for a subsurface disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Health
Officer. The Health Officer or his authorized agent shall be allowed
to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Officer when
the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four
(24) hours of the receipt of the notice by the Health Officer.
d.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a subsurface disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey. No permit shall
be issued for any subsurface disposal system employing subsurface
soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than
two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool
shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
e.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served
by a subsurface disposal system, as provided in paragraph a above,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within sixty
(60) days in compliance with this subsection and any septic tanks,
cesspools, and similar subsurface disposal facilities shall be cleaned
of sludge and filled with suitable material.
f.
The owner shall operate and maintain the subsurface disposal facilities
in a properly operating manner at all times, at no expense to the
Township.
g.
No statement contained in this subsection shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer or the Plumbing Subcode Official.
[Ord. No. 1069 A.V; Ord. No. 1335 § 2; Ord. No. 1360 § 3; Ord.
No. 1520 A. V; Ord. No. 97-1 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 07-06 § 1; Ord. No. 10-23 § 2; amended 8-22-2022 by Ord. No. 22-43]
a.
No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining approval from the Collection System
Operator.
b.
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: 1. For
residential and commercial service; and 2. For service to establishments
producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner(s) or his agent
shall make application on a special form furnished by the Township.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Plumbing
Subcode Official. A permit and inspection fee as established by ordinance
for residential or commercial building sewer permit and for an industrial
building sewer permit shall be paid to the Township at the time the
application is filed.
c.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s)
shall indemnify the Township from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
d.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another
on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed
to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway,
the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one (1) building sewer, but the Township does not and
will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused
by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned.
e.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and tests, by the Collection
System Operator, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
f.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building's
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the Township. In the absence of Code provisions
or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing
and Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of
Practice No. 9 shall apply.
g.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to an elevation
below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage
carried by such building drain shall be lifted up by an approved means
and discharged to the building sewer.
h.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation
drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer unless such connection is
approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official for purposes of disposal
of polluted surface drainage.
i.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the Township, or the procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for
Testing and Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual
of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and
watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the
prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Plumbing
Subcode Official before installation.
j.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Collection
System Operator when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be
made under the supervision of the Collection System Operator or his
representative with a minimum of a twenty-four (24) hour notice.
k.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Township.
l.
1.
For application where sewer mains are present, the following procedures
shall apply:
(a)
Prior to the Township allowing a new connection into its street
sewer or lateral or other sewerage facility, there shall be filed
with the Township Construction Department for each new sewer unit
an application for a connection, together with a remittance in payment
of the initial service fee as follows:
(1)
For a residential dwelling with kitchen facilities, the initial
connection fee shall be the sum of $1,800.00 per unit for each of
the following units:
(2)
For residential dwelling units without kitchen facilities, the
initial connection fee shall be the sum of $900.00 per unit for each
of the following units:
[a]
Hotel;
[b]
Motel;
[c]
Boarding house;
[d]
Cottage;
[e]
Tourist cabin;
[f]
Affordable Housing units as described and assigned
by local ordinance and state law will be charged 50% of the stated
rate.
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In the event that any of the aforementioned units have kitchen
facilities, the connection fee shall be at the rate of $1,800.00 per
unit.
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(3)
For churches, fraternal organizations, service organizations,
public buildings and schools, the initial connection fee shall be
the sum of $1,800.00 for each separate structure. Each separate church,
fraternal organization, service organization, public building or school,
shall, in the minimum, equal one (1) unit. One (1) unit shall equal
75,000 gallons of water consumption per year. In the event that water
consumption will exceed 75,000 gallons per year, then the connection
fee shall be $1,800.00 (one (1) unit) for each 75,000 gallons of water
consumption per year. The number of excess units shall be calculated
in tenths of a unit. Water consumption shall be determined by an Architect,
Engineer or Plumbing Contractor licensed and/or registered by the
State of New Jersey.
(4)
For all commercial or industrial uses or for uses not covered
as set forth in above paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), the initial connection
fee shall be the sum of $1,800.00 for each separate commercial, industrial
or other establishment. Each separate commercial, industrial, or other
establishment, shall, in the minimum, equal one (1) unit. One (1)
unit shall equal 75,000 gallons of water consumption per year. In
the event that water consumption will exceed 75,000 gallons per year,
then the connection fee shall be $1,800.00 (one (1) unit) for each
75,000 gallons of water consumption per year. The number of excess
units shall be calculated in tenths of a unit. Water consumption shall
be determined by an Architect, Engineer or Plumbing Contractor licensed
and/or registered by the State of New Jersey.
(b)
The initial service fee shall be paid by remitting the full
charge with the sewer connection application in conjunction with or
prior to the submission of the application for building permit. In
the event that the initial service fee is not paid within ten (10)
days from its due date, then interest will accrue and be due to the
Municipality on the unpaid balance at the rate of one and one-half
(1 1/2%) percent per month from the due date until such initial
service fee, and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the
Municipality. All charges and interest shall be transmitted to the
Neptune Tax Collector to be deposited in the Neptune Sewerage Utility
Account.
2.
For applications where sewer mains are not present, the following
procedures shall apply:
(a)
Prepayment of the initial service fee shall be allowed so long
as tentative approval of the application has been granted by the Planning
Board or Board of Adjustment considering the recommendations of the
Township Engineer and the Engineer's recommendation has been adopted
by the approval authority. If prepayment is made, it shall be conditioned
upon the issuance of a building permit by the Township for the project
in question. This building permit must be issued within one (1) year
of the prepayment date. The applicant must pay any increase in the
amount of the initial service fee in effect at the time of connection
of the unit to the sewer collection system in excess of that which
was in effect at the time the prepayment was made.
3.
For applications where sewer mains are not present and a NJDEP Permit
to Construct Sanitary Sewers has been issued, the following procedures
shall apply:
(a)
The initial service fee shall be in the amount set forth in subsection 16-3.7b. The initial service charge may be paid immediately upon the receipt by the Municipality of a permit to construct sanitary sewers from NJDEPE for the application in question, but may be paid prior to obtaining a building permit. Under no circumstances shall a building permit be issued until the related sewer connection fee or initial service fee is paid.
(b)
In the event that the initial service fee is not paid within
ten (10) days from its due date, then interest will accrue and be
due to the Township on the unpaid balance at the rate of one and one-half
(1 1/2%) percent per month from the due date until such initial
service fee, and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the
Township.
4.
For applications where a residential structure is currently on a
septic system and sewer mains have been installed, the following procedures
shall apply:
(a)
All of the provisions of this chapter shall apply except that the owner of such residential dwelling shall have the option to pay the initial connection fee as promulgated in subsection 16-3.7l,1(a)(1) under the following installment plan: one-third (1/3) at the time of application to connect to the public sewer system, one-third (1/3) within one (1) year of the date of the Township permit to connect to the public sewer system, one-third (1/3) within two (2) years of the date of the Township permit to connect to the public sewer system.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. VI; Ord. No. 1520 A. VI]
a.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
or cooling water to any sewer, except stormwater runoff from limited
areas which may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary
sewer by permission of the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority.
b.
Stormwater other than that exempted under paragraph a above and all
other unpolluted drainage, shall be discharged to such sewers as are
specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved
by the Plumbing Subcode Official and any other regulatory agencies.
Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged
on approval of the Health Officer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
c.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
2.
Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases
in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other
wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.
3.
Any waters or wastes having pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 8.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater works.
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but
not limited to, ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper
dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage
grinders.
d.
The following described substances, materials, waters, or waste shall
be limited in discharge to Neptune's municipal system to concentrations
or quantities which will not harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment
process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream, or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb, public property,
or constitute a nuisance. The Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority
may set limitations lower than the limitations established in the
regulations below if in its opinion as to the acceptability, such
more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives.
The Plumbing Subcode Official and the Collection System Operator will
give consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste
in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity
of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability of the waste
in the wastewater treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The
limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste
or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be
violated without approval of the Sewer Authority are as follows:
1.
Wastewater having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty (150°F)
degrees Fahrenheit [sixty-five (65°C) degrees Celsius].
2.
Wastewater containing more than twenty-five (25) milligrams per liter
of petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oils, or product of mineral
oil origin.
3.
Wastewater from industrial plants or food establishments of any size
containing floatable oils, fat or grease.
4.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded, that is, where the
particles cannot be carried freely under the flow of conditions normally
prevailing and where the particles are greater than one and one-half
(1 1/2") inches in any dimension. Garbage grinders may be connected
to sanitary sewers from hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals,
catering establishments, or similar places where garbage originates
from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption
on the premises or when served by caterers.
5.
Any water or waste containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and similar
objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material
received in the composite wastewater at the waste-water treatment
works exceeds the limits established by the Sewer Authority for such
materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing odor producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by Sewer Authority.
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Sewer Authority in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Quantities of flow, concentrations or both which constitute a "slug"
that is any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or a quantity of flow exceeds for any period
of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times
the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal
operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or
performance of the wastewater treatment works.
9.
Waters or waste containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or are
amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
10.
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes
in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended
solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition
deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
e.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged
to the public sewers which waters contain the substances or possess
the characteristics enumerated in paragraph d and which in the judgment
of the Plumbing Subcode Official, Collection System Operator, Health
Officer and/or the Sewer Authority, may have a deleterious effect
upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving
waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a
public nuisance, the Plumbing Subcode Official, Collection System
Operator, or Health Officer may:
1.
Reject the wastes;
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers;
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
4.
Require payment to cover added cost of handling and treating the
wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charged.
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When considering the above alternatives, the Plumbing Subcode
Official and/or Health Officer, shall give consideration to the economic
impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the Plumbing Subcode
Official permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows,
the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority.
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f.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Subcode Official and/or the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in subsection 16-3.8d3, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official and the Sewer Authority and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. The owner(s) shall be responsible for the maintaining of these interceptors, and for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Plumbing Subcode Official and/or the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner(s)' personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
g.
Where pretreatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided or
required by the Plumbing Subcode Official, Collection System Operator
or the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority for any water or waste,
they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the owner(s) at his expense.
h.
When required by the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority, the
owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes, shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling, testing and measurement of the wastes. Such
structure, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Plumbing
Subcode Official, the Collection System Operator and the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority. The structure shall be installed by
the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be
safe and accessible at all times.
i.
The Plumbing Subcode Official, the Collection System Operator and/or
the Sewerage Authority may require a user of sewer services to provide
information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. The
requirements may include:
1.
Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
2.
Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
3.
Information on raw materials, processes, and products affecting wastewater
volume and quality.
4.
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil solvents,
or other materials important to sewer use control.
5.
A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment
facility location.
6.
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
7.
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials
through spills to the municipal sewer.
j.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water
and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined
by standard methods of a New Jersey certified laboratory. Sampling
methods, location, times, durations, and frequencies are to be determined
on an individual basis subject to approval.
k.
No statement contained in this subsection shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Sewer Authority and
any industrial concern whereby any industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the Sewer Authority for treatment.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. VII; Ord. No. 1520 A. VII]
No person(s) shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the wastewater facilities. Any person(s)
violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under
charge of disorderly conduct.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. VIII; Ord. No. 1520 A. VIII]
a.
The Plumbing Subcode Official, the Health Officer, the Collection
System Operator, and other duly authorized employees of the Township,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the community
system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
b.
The Plumbing Subcode Official, the Health Officer, the Collection
System Operator and/or the Sewer Authority or any duly authorized
personnel thereof, are authorized to obtain information concerning
industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source
of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may
withhold information considered confidential. The industry must establish
that the revelations to the public of the information in question
might result in an advantage to competitors.
c.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred
to in paragraph a above, the Health Officer, the Collection System
Operator, the Plumbing Subcode Official and other duly authorized
employees of the Township shall be permitted to enter all private
properties through which the Township holds a duly negotiated easement
for the purpose of but not limited to, inspections, observations,
measurements, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of
the wastewater facilities lying within the easement. All entry and
subsequent work, if any, on the easement, shall be done in pertaining
to the private property involved.
[Added 5-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-10]
a.
The Township shall not be responsible for maintaining any portion
of the building sewer (lateral) from the property owners' building
to the sewer main, or for damage done by sewer escaping there from,
or from lines or fixtures on the customer's property. The customer
shall at all times comply with applicable regulations with respect
thereto and make changes that are required. All connections, buildings
sewers, and fixtures from the main (laterals) to the building shall
be maintained by the customer in good order. All leaks in the building's
sewer from the main to the building sewer line (lateral), or in a
fixture in the premises served, must be repaired immediately by the
owner or occupant of the premises at his/her/its sole expense.
b.
The customer shall be responsible for notifying the Township of the
party contracted to do any work in the customer's building sewer (lateral)
prior to work being commenced and said contractor shall not backfill
any trench until the work has been inspected by the Township's representative
or Plumbing Code Official. Any work not acceptable shall be immediately
removed and replaced by work which is acceptable.
[Ord. No. 1069 A. IX; Ord. No. 1335 § 2; Ord. No. 1520 A. IX; amended 5-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-10]
b.
Liens and Enforcement.
1.
In the event that an initial service charge related to any parcel
of real property owned by any person, corporation or other entity
other than the State or any agency or subdivision thereof shall not
be paid as and when due as hereinabove stated, the unpaid balance
thereof and all interest accruing thereon shall be a lien on such
parcel, and all such liens shall become enforceable with and as any
other municipal lien on real property in the Township in addition
to the other remedies of civil foreclosure or any other remedies which
may be available to the Township.
2.
In the event that any service charge of the Township with regard
to any parcel of real property shall not be paid as and when due,
the Township may enter upon such parcel and cause the connection thereof
to be cut and shut off until such service charge and any subsequent
service charge with regard to such parcel and all interest accrued
thereof, together with a nine hundred ($900.00) dollar reconnection
fee, shall be fully paid to the Township, or may avail itself of any
and all other remedies.
[Ord. No. 05-46 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township
of Neptune, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-46 § 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory. The definitions below are the same as or
based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Township of Neptune, unless that
discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier
A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
Nonphysical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited
to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of
the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), or
(c)).
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of Neptune or other public body, and is
designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean a permit issued by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to
the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Ord. No. 05-46 § 1]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through
an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the Township of Neptune any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 05-46 § 1]
This section shall be enforced by the Neptune Township Police
Department and the Sewer Department Supervisor of the Department of
Public Works or his designee.
[Ord. No. 05-46 § 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars.
[Ord. No. 1219 Preamble; Ord. No. 1670 Preamble]
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, on November
27, 1972, in the matter of State of New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection vs. Township of Neptune under Docket No. C-133-72, ordered
the Township to regionalize its sewerage system for the benefit of
those municipalities located in the Neptune drainage basin.
In accordance with said Order, the Township on December 12,
1972, did enact Ordinance #873 creating the Township of Neptune Sewerage
Authority pursuant to R.S. 40:14A-1 et seq., hereinafter referred
to as the Authority.
On April 11, 1973, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
entered into a Service Agreement with said Authority and the surrounding
municipalities of Neptune, Neptune City, Bradley Beach, and Avon wherein
the Authority was to provide secondary sewerage treatment for the
sewerage of the several municipalities and in consideration thereof,
the several municipalities and Ocean Grove were to pay the Authority
their share of the capital improvement and their share of the operation
and maintenance of the Authority.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in conjunction with
the Authority and the several municipalities aforesaid, agreed to
abide by the regulations of the Federal E.P.A. and the New Jersey
D.E.P. in consideration of grant moneys to upgrade its internal collection
system.
The Superior Court, Chancery Division by Order entered on June
24, 1983, in the case of Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association vs.
Township of Neptune, et al., Docket No. C-508279, determined that
the Township succeeded to the municipal functions formerly performed
by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association and as such, the operation
and maintenance of the sewerage system of Ocean Grove is now the obligation
of the Township of Neptune.
It has been determined by the Township that the operation and
maintenance of the Ocean Grove Sewerage System can be preserved and
adequate revenues more readily assured by establishing Ocean Grove
as a separate sewerage authority within the Township.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 1; Ord. No. 1670 § 1]
There is hereby created and established for the area known as
Ocean Grove within the Township of Neptune, a sewerage authority,
a body corporate and politic under the name of "The Ocean Grove Sewerage
Authority" hereinafter referred to as the Sewerage Authority pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 14A-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 2; Ord. No. 1670 § 2]
The purpose of the Sewerage Authority is to assure the proper
collection of sewerage and other wastewater originating in Ocean Grove,
the treatment thereof by the Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority
and to provide for payment of the cost and expense in connection therewith.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 3; Ord. No. 1670 § 3; Ord. No. 04-07 § 4]
a.
The governing body of the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority shall consist
of five (5) members called Commissioners, who shall be residents of
the Ocean Grove section of the Township of Neptune and who shall be
appointed for a term of five (5) years by resolution of the Township
Committee.
b.
The members first appointed shall be designated to serve for a term
respectively expiring on the first day of the first, second, third,
fourth and fifth Februaries next ensuing after the date of their appointment.
c.
Thereafter on January 1 or at the annual reorganization meeting as
scheduled by the Township Committee, in each year after such first
appointments, one (1) person shall be appointed as a member of the
Sewerage Authority to serve for a term commencing on February 1, in
each year and expiring on February 1 in the fifth year after his appointment.
d.
In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the Sewerage Authority
occurring during an unexpired term of office, a person shall be appointed
as a member of the Sewerage Authority to serve for such unexpired
term.
e.
The members of the Sewerage Authority on or after February 1 in each
year, shall elect annually from among its members, a Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Secretary who shall hold office until February 1 next
ensuing and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified.
The Sewerage Authority may also appoint and employ an Executive Director,
an Engineer, and an Attorney, and it shall determine their qualifications,
terms of office, duties and compensation.
f.
The Sewerage Authority shall cause an annual audit to be made of
its accounts and for this purpose shall employ a registered municipal
accountant of New Jersey. The audit shall be completed and a copy
filed with the Sewerage Authority, the Township of Neptune, the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority and with the Director of the Division
of Local Government Services in the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs in the form and in the time required by the Local Authorities
Fiscal Control Law, Chapter 313, Laws of 1983.
g.
The prohibition of employment practices (Chapter 9, subsection 9-1.22 of this Code) shall be added to the Code governing the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority, so that the foregoing shall apply to the appointment of members to the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority as made by the Neptune Township Committee and/or Mayor of Neptune Township, and to all hiring or appointments of any and all employees within the Authority made by the members of the Authority.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 4; Ord. No. 1670 § 3; Ord. No. 04-10 § 2; Ord.
No. 06-41 § 1; Ord. No.
10-03 § 1; amended 11-27-2023 by Ord. No. 23-39]
All Commissioners shall receive compensation not in excess of
$2,000.00 in any one year as shall hereafter be determined by the
Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority. Commissioners shall also be ineligible
for enrollment in any New Jersey State Health Benefits Program, any
other health benefits program, any drug prescription program or any
dental program.Commissioners shall also be ineligible for enrollment
in any New Jersey State Health Benefits Program, any other health
benefits program, any drug prescription program or any dental program.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 5; Ord. No. 1670 § 5]
The Commissioners of the Sewerage Authority shall have all the
rights and powers within said Sewerage Authority which are conferred
upon a township relative to the establishment of and the maintenance
and repair to sewers and sewerage systems subject nevertheless to
the terms and conditions of the Service Agreement with the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority dated April 11, 1973, the amendments
thereto dated February 18, 1975, the agreement with the Township of
Neptune Sewerage Authority dated March 8, 1976 to abide by the conditions
of the Grant Agreement with the Federal EPA and the New Jersey DEP;
the agreement between the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association and
the Township of Neptune dated March 27, 1980 and the agreement between
the Ocean Grove Sewer District and the Township of Neptune dated March
7, 1994 relative to the cost of operation, maintenance and capital
expenditures for the Pennsylvania Avenue Pumping Station. All of said
agreements aforesaid together with the amendments and supplements
thereto are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth
at length.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 6; Ord. No. 1670 § 6]
a.
The cost for capital improvements within the Sewerage Authority or
as mandated by terms of the Service Agreement with the Township of
Neptune Sewerage Authority or the contracts with the Township dated
March 27, 1980 and March 7, 1994, shall be assessed against the lands
and real estate benefited thereby in proportion to and not in excess
of the benefits conferred as a local improvement in the manner provided
in N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 et seq. and such assessments shall bear interest
and penalties for the same time and at the same rate as assessments
are provided by law for local improvements in the district where they
are imposed and from the date of confirmation shall be a just and
paramount lien upon the respective lands and real estate assessed,
to the same extent and shall be enforced and collected in the same
manner as assessment for local improvements. No assessments shall
be invalid by reason of failure to receive notice or other informality.
b.
The cost for the creation and establishment of the Sewerage Authority,
the cost of operation and maintenance of the pumping station and sewerage
facilities which term includes sewer lines, gravity trunk lines, the
comminuter and chlorinators installed or to be installed which are
necessary to maintain the sewerage system, shall be met by a user
charge assessed and levied against the properties lying and being
in the Sewerage Authority in the manner authorized by law.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 7; Ord. No. 1670 § 7]
The Sewerage Authority is hereby authorized to charge, collect
rents, rates or user charges and shall certify to the Treasurer of
the Township of Neptune, the amount of money to be raised adequate
to operate and maintain its sewerage system and to fulfill its contractual
obligation for debt service, operation and maintenance to the Township
of Neptune Sewerage Authority and to the Township of Neptune in regard
to the Pennsylvania Avenue Pumping Station and to establish the rate
at which the users within the Sewerage Authority are to be assessed.
The Authority shall bill each person within the said Authority's area
contracting for such sewer connection or use or service or the owner,
lessee or occupant or all of them of any real property which directly
or indirectly is connected to the system and the owner, lessee or
occupant of any such real property, shall be liable for and shall
pay such user charge to said Authority in the same manner as the Authority
sewer use charges are assessed and paid, and the money shall be assessed,
levied and collected in the same manner as other municipal charges.
Further, all funds shall be maintained with the accounts established
for the Authority. All interest earned on investments of funds from
the Authority shall remain in the account established for that purpose.
[Ord. No. 1219 § 8; Ord. No. 1670 § 8]
The Sewerage Authority shall prescribe a schedule of rates and
shall review and revise the same in accordance with and in the manner
set forth in its Service Agreement with the Township of Neptune Sewerage
Authority and the Rules and Regulations of the Federal EPA and New
Jersey DEP.
The Sewerage Authority shall assess, levy and charge said users
of the Ocean Grove Sewerage System for the period from January 1,
1994 to September 30, 1994 at one-half (1/2) the amount assessed,
levied and charged said users for the year 1993; that at the end of
the nine (9) months' period, the rate for the year 1994 shall be adjusted
upward or downward to conform to the 1994 rate as finally determined
and the users of the Sewerage Authority shall be billed and the users
remit payment thereof in accordance therewith.
Revenue bonds may be authorized by the Authority to provide
funds for the construction, acquisition, repair, improvement or extension
of the facilities of the Authority or for the refunding of any bonds
theretofore issued for such purposes. Such revenue bonds shall be
authorized by resolution of the Authority.
[Ord. No. 1670 § 11]
A copy of this section creating and establishing the boundaries
of the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority together with a map showing
the location thereof shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of
Monmouth County.
[Ord. No. 10-03 § 2]
The Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority Rules and Regulations as
adopted, from time to time amended, by the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority,
are made a part of this chapter by reference and shall be applicable
with the Ocean Grove Sewerage Authority jurisdiction as if fully set
forth at length therein.
A copy of the Rules and Regulations entitled "Ocean Grove Sewerage
Authority Rules and Regulations" together with the amendments and
supplements similarly entitled have been placed on file in the Office
of the Municipal Clerk and will remain on file in such office for
the use and examination of the public.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of
Ordinance Nos. 1232 and 1248.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 16-8, Sewer Use Regulations;
Ocean Grove Sewerage District, previously codified herein and containing
portions of Ordinance Nos. 1233 and 1521.
